NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)50090-0190Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width50090-0190Add the package segment from the table below.
Package NDCs as listed with the FDA, and the 11-digit 5-4-2 form used on claims. The highlighted digit is the added leading zero.
Package NDC11-digit (billing)PackageCopy
50090-0190-050090019000100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50090-0190-0)Marketed from Jun 21, 2016
50090-0190-15009001900130 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50090-0190-1)Marketed from Nov 28, 2014
50090-0190-35009001900390 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (50090-0190-3)Marketed from Nov 30, 2018

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 5-4-2). Formatting the NDC does not by itself make it billable — the product, package and quantity must match what was dispensed or administered, and payer rules apply. Conversion rules

Product information

Brand name (proprietary)
Armour Thyroid
Generic name (nonproprietary)
thyroid, porcine
Active ingredients
Thyroid — 60 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
Unapproved drug (other)
Marketing start
Listing expires
Identifiers
Product ID 50090-0190_4851ac5b-5e33-4af1-adef-dd54d3781539SPL ID 4851ac5b-5e33-4af1-adef-dd54d3781539SPL set ID 227e445c-b03d-44a3-b911-f00d3b2e118fRxCUI 208540, 313391UNII 6RV024OAUQ

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

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NDC on a medical claim

N450090019000 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 50090-0190-00. Unit qualifiers: F2 (international unit), GR (gram), ME (milligram), ML (milliliter), UN (unit (each)). The qualifier and quantity depend on what was given. About the N4 qualifier

Product label

Current FDA label (SPL), effective . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Armour Thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP) are indicated: 1. As replacement or supplemental therapy in patients with hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis. This category includes cretinism, myxedema, and ordinary hypothyroidism in patients of any age (children, adults, the elderly), or state (including pregnancy); primary hypothyroidism resulting from functional deficiency, primary atrophy, partial or total absence of thyroid gland, or the effects of surgery, radiation, or drugs, with or without the presence of goiter; and secondary (pituitary), or tertiary (hypothalamic) hypothyroidism (See WARNINGS…

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